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Makiasan Posted 11 years ago
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easily/ easy
I can do it easily/ easy.
In a dictionary, I've found the word "easy" works as adverb, too.
Is the adverb "easy" interchangeable with "easily", like the sentence above?
Thank you.
In a dictionary, I've found the word "easy" works as adverb, too.
Is the adverb "easy" interchangeable with "easily", like the sentence above?
Thank you.
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Makiasan Is the adverb "easy" interchangeable with "easily", like the sentence above? Only in casual, even substandard, English. From Macmillan, for instance: adverb: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') ("Success came too easy")
- Makiasan Is the adverb "easy" interchangeable with "easily", like the sentence above?
- Only in casual, even substandard, English.
- From Macmillan, for instance: adverb: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') ("Success came too easy")
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MakiasanIs the adverb "easy" interchangeable with "easily", like the sentence above?Only in casual, even substandard, English.
From Macmillan, for instance:
adverb: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') ("Success came too easy")
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